

For advanced customers that may already be utilizing Authentication Policies, changes within the UI will modify their existing default policy. This policy is visible only through PowerShell. For customers that have not created their own Authentication Policies in the past, modifying any of these selections in the new UI (POP3 in the example below) will automatically create the first new Authentication Policy. These new changes, rolling out to all tenants, align with our entry from the M365 Roadmap.īehind the scenes, these new Modern Auth UI options utilize Authentication Policies. While additional granularity is available through PowerShell, once Modern Authentication is enabled these new UI options will provide Administrators simpler controls to manage Basic Authentication access to common protocol combinations. Available from within the Admin Center under Settings > Org Settings > Modern Authentication (alternatively, search for “Modern Authentication” in portal Home page Search field), customers may now quickly designate the protocols in their tenant that no longer require Basic Authentication to be enabled. Today we are pleased to announce some new changes to Modern Authentication controls in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, exposing simpler options for customers to manage both Modern and Basic Authentication requirements within their organizations. Update: The full timeline for retirement of Basic Authentication in Exchange Online is now published in Basic Authentication Deprecation in Exchange Online – September 2022 Update.
